U.S. Department of Defense — xAI frontier AI contract (2025)
xAI announced a defense contract for its frontier AI products, alongside separate GSA purchasing availability. The disclosed contract amount is a ceiling.
Contract facts
Source per value- DateDate the contract, order or partnership was announced or agreed, as stated in the cited source (YYYY-MM-DD). Empty when the source gives only a month or a year.
- 2025-07-141
- BuyerThe purchasing organisation or named customer.
- U.S. Department of Defense1
- VendorThe contracting supplier or AI provider, as named in the source.
- xAI1
- SectorGovernment for public-sector buyers (defence, intelligence, civil agencies, health services); Enterprise for companies.
- Government
- Ceiling $Maximum authorised amount of an IDIQ, blanket purchase agreement or other vehicle. A ceiling caps spending and is not spending; child orders sit inside a parent ceiling, so never add the two.
- $200,000,0001
- Product or programThe AI product, model, platform or program supplied.
- Grok1
Sources
- x.ai accessed 2026-11-11
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